- April 12th, 2006, 7:58 pm
#16979
I had the chance to attend the Media Day for a one of a kind ride, Dollywood's Timber Tower. This is the very first installation of a Huss Topple Tower in the US. This ride is located in the area now known as Timber Canyon, which does include Thunderhead.
After a short tour of the new Dollywood Sweet Shoppe (6,500 sq. ft candy shop), we where took up to the new Area that includes Timber Tower, Lumberjack Lift,and Lumber Camp Restaurant. This area is the largest multi-million dollar expansion in recent years. This follows the addition in 2005 five million dollar renovation of the County Fair Area and the 2004 addition of the GCI coaster, Thunderhead. The park has really grown alot from my first visit to the park with each passing year.
Timber Tower consists of a spinning carrier and tower that seats 40 people at a time. The ride spins as the vehicle rises to the height of 65 feet in the air. In many parks across the country, this is something that many have. What makes this different is that the tower itself swings side-to-side with six complete dips in Various directions during the two and a half minute ride cycle. The various dips rider within reach of the water below. The ride drops the rider within reach of a sawmill blade, a bear cave, a water geyser, a beaver dam with the famous spitting beavers, and a log jam. Please beware of the spitting beavers. They tend to wait till you least expect it and pop up from their damn and spit water at you when you least expect it.
I found the ride to be enjoyable and very reridable. This rides will please everyone from the young ones all the way to the older crowd. I was lucky enough to ride it afew times before things really go under way with all the other media day festivities that day. I would dare to say that alot of other parks will follow Dollywood's lead and add this type of ride to their line up. I know their will be a good line for it on my other trips to the park this year. It will also bring more traffic to that area with the added kid's area near Thunderhead and the Lumber Camp Restaurant.
The ride was shut down for a short while so that the rest of the event could continue. The back gate to Timber Canyon opened up and a van came down the makeshift road. Dolly Parton got out of the van and made her way over to the seat down area of the Lumber Camp restaurant. She was dressed up like a fisherman and had these two guy carrying one of the biggest catfish I have ever seen. She spoke that she had caught herself a big fish and that is what the media was eating when she was done. She spoke of the new area and answered various questions from park related to her career. She mention that the Catfish dinner that we where going to eat was a world record. It was a 300 pound catfish meal.
Dolly left and the meal was served. Due to the fact that I can not eat fish, I decided that it was time to mingle around abit longer till it was time to head off for some of that famous BBQ that the park serves. The ride was opening to the public that afternoon. I took off and got a meal and walked around for abit till I decided it was time to beat the wonderful traffic and head home.
And last but not least the pics: <a href='http://www.pbase.com/coasterdave2/dollywood_media_day_2006' target='_blank'>http://www.pbase.com/coasterdave2/dollywood_media_day_2006</a>
Enjoy!
After a short tour of the new Dollywood Sweet Shoppe (6,500 sq. ft candy shop), we where took up to the new Area that includes Timber Tower, Lumberjack Lift,and Lumber Camp Restaurant. This area is the largest multi-million dollar expansion in recent years. This follows the addition in 2005 five million dollar renovation of the County Fair Area and the 2004 addition of the GCI coaster, Thunderhead. The park has really grown alot from my first visit to the park with each passing year.
Timber Tower consists of a spinning carrier and tower that seats 40 people at a time. The ride spins as the vehicle rises to the height of 65 feet in the air. In many parks across the country, this is something that many have. What makes this different is that the tower itself swings side-to-side with six complete dips in Various directions during the two and a half minute ride cycle. The various dips rider within reach of the water below. The ride drops the rider within reach of a sawmill blade, a bear cave, a water geyser, a beaver dam with the famous spitting beavers, and a log jam. Please beware of the spitting beavers. They tend to wait till you least expect it and pop up from their damn and spit water at you when you least expect it.
I found the ride to be enjoyable and very reridable. This rides will please everyone from the young ones all the way to the older crowd. I was lucky enough to ride it afew times before things really go under way with all the other media day festivities that day. I would dare to say that alot of other parks will follow Dollywood's lead and add this type of ride to their line up. I know their will be a good line for it on my other trips to the park this year. It will also bring more traffic to that area with the added kid's area near Thunderhead and the Lumber Camp Restaurant.
The ride was shut down for a short while so that the rest of the event could continue. The back gate to Timber Canyon opened up and a van came down the makeshift road. Dolly Parton got out of the van and made her way over to the seat down area of the Lumber Camp restaurant. She was dressed up like a fisherman and had these two guy carrying one of the biggest catfish I have ever seen. She spoke that she had caught herself a big fish and that is what the media was eating when she was done. She spoke of the new area and answered various questions from park related to her career. She mention that the Catfish dinner that we where going to eat was a world record. It was a 300 pound catfish meal.
Dolly left and the meal was served. Due to the fact that I can not eat fish, I decided that it was time to mingle around abit longer till it was time to head off for some of that famous BBQ that the park serves. The ride was opening to the public that afternoon. I took off and got a meal and walked around for abit till I decided it was time to beat the wonderful traffic and head home.
And last but not least the pics: <a href='http://www.pbase.com/coasterdave2/dollywood_media_day_2006' target='_blank'>http://www.pbase.com/coasterdave2/dollywood_media_day_2006</a>
Enjoy!
